Practice for Assessments: ACOM1001

 To be completed and reviewed in Week 4 tutorial (N.B. You must prepare your summary notes at home and bring to class so that you write an annotation in class OR email your draft for online classes.)

 Total 500 words

An annotation forms part of a larger collection of similar texts, called an Annotated Bibliography. The purpose of an annotation is to critically summarise the main arguments of a source that relate to a core research issue and to evaluate the academic reliability of the source.

You will find your source for your topic by following the link on the iLearn page.
1. Summarise the main ideas in report that aligns with your topic for the pages given only (approximately 250 words)

Topic Author/s Article Name Year Pages

2.

 currency (approximately 250 words)

Notes to guide your annotations

•   Follow the 3 stage structure of the annotation model given in the video lectures (including precise APA citation, summary of source, evaluation of source).
•   Use complete, full sentences and try to integrate academic vocabulary.
•   Be concise (i.e. 500 words not including the citation).
•   Distinguish the most significant and relevant details and maintain the word count limit.Department of Linguistics (MH DS March 2022)

Identify the purpose and audience of the report and critically analyse it with regard to:  authority
 audience
 transparency

 objectivity